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US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Iran Claims IRGC Shot Down US MQ-1 Drone Over Qeshm Island as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate Amid Rising Gulf Tensions

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US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Iran Claims IRGC Shot Down US MQ-1 Drone Over Qeshm Island as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate Amid Rising Gulf Tensions
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US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: As tensions in the Middle East escalate, the Iranian IRGC says it has shot down an American reconnaissance drone over Qeshm Island close to the critical Strait of Hormuz. In what is being seen as part of escalating military tensions between Iran, the US and Israel, the Fars news agency from Iran reports that the country’s air defence systems shot down an American MQ-1 drone that was patrolling over the island. 

As tensions between Iran and America escalate with military confrontations taking place between the two, the effects of the conflict are extending far beyond the region’s battlegrounds.

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The IRGC from Iran has stated that their air defence force units have shot down an American unmanned aircraft, which is referred to as the MQ-1. The unmanned aircraft was shot down near the Qeshm Island. It is known that the Qeshm Island holds strategic importance due to its location in the Strait of Hormuz, which is one of the oil routes used by ships worldwide while Iran has used the incident to show their defensive abilities, there is no independent verification of the incident in the provided information.

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Originally published by Sunday Guardian on Nov 6, 2026 Read the full article at sundayguardianlive.com
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